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BOOT AND $11013 BURNISHING MACHINE.

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BOOT AND SHOE BURNISHING MACHINE.

No. 270,729; Patented Jan.16,1883.

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0.J.BLAKBLY. BOOT AND SHOE BURNISHING MACHINE. 110.270,?29. PatentedJanQ16, 1883.

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CALEB J. BLAKELY, OF JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OF TVVO-THIRDS TOL. N. IVILLIAMSON AND W. S. WEBBER, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

BOOT A'ND SH OE BURNlSHlNG MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 270,729, dated January16, 1883.

Application filed J une 6, 18 82. (No model.) i

to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an Improvement in boot and shoe burnishingmachines; and it consists in certain features of construction andcombinations of parts, as will be more fully 1 described and pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of amachine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a front view of the same. Fig.3 is a detached view of the toolholder. Fig. 4 is a detached view of atop-lift burnisher adapted to be used on the machine in connection withmy improvement. Fig. 5 is a vertical section through one of the disks,Fig. 6 is a side view of my edge-setter. Fig. 7 is an enlarged detachedview of an edgeburnisher. Fig. 8 is a view of a shank-burnisher. Fig. 9is a sectional view of the twopart shaft-bearing, and Fig. 10 is anenlarged view of a portion of'Fig. 6.

'For the sake of convenience, and also for showing therelative'arrangement and the operation of the several parts hereinclaimed, I will show and describe them in connection with an operativemachine, the construction of which will also be described.

A represents an open tapering base, provided with the main driving-shaftA, the latter having secured thereon the large driving-wheel A and therigid and loose pulleys a a This base is provided with the standards B,which latter are released at their upper ends for the reception of thetwo-part bearing 0. These two-part bearings (J are held in place by thecaps a, and are adapted to support the shaft 5 D, which latter isprovided with the brush F, for removing corrosive inks remaining on thesole, and with the pulley a, on which the drive-belt moves to impart a.reciprocating motion to my improved tool-holder.

Disks G are secured to the opposite ends of the driving-shaft D, and areprovided with a. movable crank-pin, H, to which one end of the pitman Iis connected. The disks G are each provided with a T-shaped groove, K,in which the crank-pins H are 'adjustably secured, and by which thelength of the stroke of the toolholder can be increased or diminished,as circumstances demand. The crank-pin H is provided with a T-shapedhead, I), which tits and moves in the groove K, while the shank thereofis round and provided with a screw-threaded end, to which the pitman issecured. One end of the pitman I rests directly on the removable sleeve,which latter is provided with an enlarged collar, 0, adapted to bearagainst the 6 outer face of the disk. To adjust the length of thestroke, it is simply necessary to loosen the nut 07, which allows thecrank pin to be moved toward or away from the center of the disk, asnecessity demands. When the proper position of partsthatwill give thedesiredstroke to the tool-holder has been reached, they are againclamped in position by screwing up the nut d. The opening in the end ofthe pitman I for the crank-pin H is lined by the annular split collarf,by means of which, together with the screw g, the wear is taken up,which prevents the loss of any movement as well as the waste of anypower. The opposite ends of the pitman I are connected to the slides m,which latter have the tool-holders J removably secured theretor Eachslidem movesin the slidebearings N, which latter are secured to thestandards 0, and are provided on their upper surfaces with an adjustablebearing-piece, Q, and on its lower surface with a V-shaped groove, it.Each slide M is provided on its outer side above the pitmanconnectionwith the tool holder J. This tool-holder J is provided at its lower endwith screw-holes for the attachmentto the slide m, and at its upper endwith the arms J, between which the burnishing-tools are adapted to besecured. The slot between the arms J is sufficiently long to allow thearms a slight-spring, whichvis neces- 5 sary'to securely fasten theholders therein.

Substantially the same construction as above described was patented tome July ll, 1852, N 0. 260,828, and is referred to here simply for thepurpose of illustrating theoperation of my improved parts in connectionwith an operating-machine.

My improved edge-setter shown in Fig. 6 consists of a socketed holder,U, having a v shank, W, by means of which it is secured in position inthe tool-holder, the head U with its connected shank U and the doublereversible edge-setter U The socketed holder U is secured in positionbetween the arms J by the bolt S, and is provided with an opening orsocket for the passage of the head U and is also provided on its outerface with one or more grooves, 0 in which the corresponding lugs, 0 onthe inner face or edge of the head U rest. The shank of this head passesthrough the socket, and is encircled near its'free end by the spiralspring 0 which latter is held in position by the nut 0 By pullingoutward on the head U the lugs c are withdrawn from the grooves 0 whichleaves the head U free to be given a part turn, so as to bring theopposite edge-setter down into an operative po sition. The head U isperforated vertically for the passage of the shank or body of the doubleedge setters, and is provided with the set-screws 61 adapted to engage acut-away portion of the said shank and prevent the same from making acomplete rotation, but allow it to make a part turn, so as toaccommodate itself to the curves of a shoe. Instead of constructingthese parts as above described, the shank or body portion can be rigidlysecured to the head U and the operative ends thereof be pivot-allysecured to the said body or shank, as shown in the drawings. In thisinstance the edge-setting attachments U are each provided with a lug,ci,adapted to rest and move in the oblong slotf of the flexible arms BThese flexible arms are each provided at its outer or free end withcurved fingers b and a lip, the former adapted to bear on the sides orthe attachment and by frictional contact therewith prevent the same fromturning unnecessarily, while the lug d in the slotf bet'ore mentioned,limits the extent of the said movement. The arms B are held down in.position and prevented from releasing the attachment by the rings 0.

The peculiar construction of the tool-holder and the manner of heatingthe tools enable other styles of burnishing and edge-setters such, forinstance, as those shown in Figs. 4, 7, and 8to be worked withsatisfactory results.

The top-lift burnisher R (shown in Fig. 4) is curved, as shown in thedrawings, and the shank thereof can be secured in the tool-holder in theordinary manner.

The shank-burnisher R (shown in Fig. 8) is shaped like the top-liftburnisher, and is provided with a recess or cavity, a in which the endof the gas or heating pipe terminates.

The edgeburnisher shown in Fig. 7 shows another form of tool, which can,if desired, be employed in connection with my tool-holders and heatingattachments. This burnisher is secured to the arms of the tool-holder inthe ordinary manner, and by its peculiar construction allowed to yieldwhen pressure is brought to bear thereon, and also to partly turn in itshead, which enables it to follow the curves in the shank of'the boot orshoe.

The edge setters and burnishers are heated by gas conveyed thereto bythe T-shapcd pipe T and the flexible pipes T, the latter being securelyheld in position by the spring-clamps T, which latter are pivotallysecured to one arm of my improved tool-holder, and are adapted to be soadjusted as to direct the flame against the operative setter or the idlesetter, as desired.

D are curved hand-rests, pivotally secured on opposite sides of themachine directly under the tool-holders, and provided at their upperends with hand-loops,into or through which the hand is introduced whileholding a shoe against the edge-setter. This construction affords meansfor holding the shoe firmly and steadily against the tool, and bypivotally connecting the handrest to the frame the operator is enabledto follow the curves of the shoe without removing his hand from thehand-rest.

The machine shown and described is doublethat is to say, is provided onopposite sides with tool-holders, which latter move simultaneously,thereby enabling two shank-burnishers, or two edge-setters; or anedge-setter and a. burnisher can be employed simultaneously on themachine with good results.

I do not claim in this application the burnishers shown and referred to,as they are also shown and described in my previous patent; but.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a boot and shoe burnishing machine, the combination, with atool-holder constructed of two arms forming an intervening space, of aclamp pivoted to one of the arms of the toolholder and adapted to holdthe gas-pipe so as to connect itwith the tool at a point above or belowthe upper end of the tool-holder.

2. The combination, with a holder, U, adapted to be removably secured tothe holder J, said holder U being provided with a groove, 0 of the shankprovided with the head U having a lug, c, a nut secured to the stem ofthe shank, a spring, 0, encircling the stem, and a reversible shank, Usecured in the head U substantially as set forth.

3. In a boot and shoe burnishing machine, the combination, with thedriving-shaft, a reciprocatin g slide, tool-holder, and tool located atopposite ends of the shaft, of a T-shaped gas-supply pipe, and flexiblegas-supply pipes connected with each of the horizontal arms of theT-shaped pipe and with the reciprocating tool-holders on opposite sidesthereof, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

CALEB JOSHUA BLAKELY.

Witnesses:

ED. F. CARPENTER, WILLIAM Snmmnv WEBBER.

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